| (//fl//. 1880), of Ralph Connor connections? //The Cornwall Reporter// of 11 Dec. 1880 recorded the marriage at Embro, Ont., of Hugh Murray of West Zorra, Ont., to Isabella Munro of Dalhousie Mills, Ont. Probably it is just a coincidence, but given the Zorra connections of Ralph Connor (Rev. Charles W. Gordon) and his parents, it is remarkable that the hero of //Glengarry School Days// (who is, transparently, Connor himself) is given the name Hugh (Hughie) Murray. The fictional Hugh Murray also appears, though less prominently, in //The Man from Glengarry//. See also Gustavus Munro. Ralph Connor’s maternal grandmother was a Murray. | (//fl//. 1880), of Ralph Connor connections? //The Cornwall Reporter// of 11 Dec. 1880 recorded the marriage at Embro, Ont., of Hugh Murray of West Zorra, Ont., to Isabella Munro of Dalhousie Mills, Ont. Probably it is just a coincidence, but given the Zorra connections of Ralph Connor (Rev. Charles W. Gordon) and his parents, it is remarkable that the hero of //Glengarry School Days// (who is, transparently, Connor himself) is given the name Hugh (Hughie) Murray. The fictional Hugh Murray also appears, though less prominently, in //The Man from Glengarry//. See also [[munro_gustavus|Gustavus Munro]]. Ralph Connor’s maternal grandmother was a Murray. |
